Here is a look at the fantasy baseball closer report for week 10. It contains all of the most recent closer news, plus the current closers and the current handcuffs.
While Matt Capps has blown four of his last six save opportunities, he is still the closer in Washington. Fantasy baseball owners blew some of their FAAB budget this weekend on Tyler Clippard when news surfaced about a possible change in roles, but Capps picked up the save for Stephen Strasburg’s first major league win on Monday night. From a front office perspective, it is best to leave Capps in the closer role to try to maintain his trade value if the team falls out of the race. Manager Jim Riggleman has presented a united front so far in keeping the course with Capps, although another blown save or two could eventually force a change.
Alfredo Simon is supposed to return as the Baltimore closer when he returns from the disabled list sometime this week. Will Ohman has been blasted in three of his last four outing since taking over as closer, allowing seven runs in three innings.
David Aardsma has not been getting the job done for the Seattle Mariners lately, blowing two of his last three save opportunities and allowing three runs in each of those outings which leaves his ERA at 5.21. There has been no news about him possibly losing his role, but with the recent changes the Mariners have been making to their line up anything could be possible if he blows another game in the next week or two.
Brian Fuentes has faced a similar demon as has Aardsma with an inflated ERA thanks to five home runs in 14 2/3 innings. He has a 5.52 ERA and has converted 8 of 11 saves plus he received a vote of confidence from manager Mike Scioscia so he looks to be safe. Back up Fernando Rodney has converted five saves in six chances but a 1.46 WHIP thanks to 17 walks in 23 1/3 innings does not make him a much better option than Fuentes at this point.
| Team | Closer | Handcuff |
| BAL | Alfredo Simon | Mike Gonzalez (DL) |
| BOS | Jonathan Papelbon | Daniel Bard |
| CHW | Bobby Jenks | Matt Thornton, J.J. Putz |
| CLE | Kerry Wood | Chris Perez |
| DET | Jose Valverde | Ryan Perry |
| KC | Joakim Soria | Kyle Farnsworth |
| LAA | Brian Fuentes | Fernando Rodney |
| MIN | Jon Rauch | Matt Guerrier |
| NYY | Mariano Rivera | Joba Chamberlain |
| OAK | Andrew Bailey | Brad Ziegler |
| SEA | David Aardsma | Brandon League |
| TB | Rafael Soriano | Grant Balfour |
| TEX | Neftali Feliz | Frank Francisco |
| TOR | Kevin Gregg | Jason Frasor |
| AZ | Chad Qualls | Aaron Heilman |
| ATL | Billy Wagner | Takashi Saito |
| CHI | Carlos Marmol | Andrew Cashner |
| CIN | Francisco Cordero | Arthur Rhodes |
| COL | Manny Corpas | Rafael Betancourt, Huston Street (DL) |
| FLA | Leo Nunez | Clay Hensley |
| HOU | Matt Lindstrom | Brandon Lyon |
| LAD | Jonathan Broxton | Ramon Tronosco |
| MIL | John Axford | Carlos Villanueva |
| NYM | Francisco Rodriguez | Pedro Feliciano |
| PHI | Brad Lidge | Jose Contreras |
| PIT | Octavio Dotel | Evan Meek |
| STL | Ryan Franklin | Jason Motte |
| SD | Heath Bell | Luke Gregerson |
| SF | Brian Wilson | Sergio Romo |
| WAS | Matt Capps | Tyler Clippard, Drew Storen |


